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• World Bank: Trump To Boost U.S. Economic Growth And Commodities

  Published 11 January 2017 | viewed 9,678 times

  A pillar of president-elect Trump's economic plan is fiscal stimulus in the form of tax cuts and $500 billion-plus of infrastructure spending. Trump's victory sparked…

• Uncovering The Mystery Of South Africa’s Missing Gold Exports

  Published 20 July 2016 | viewed 14,607 times

  According to a new study by the UN's Conference on Trade and Development, some commodity dependent developing countries "are losing as much as 67 percent…

• Why Saudi Arabia Will Not Win The Oil Price War

  Published 27 April 2016 | viewed 44,611 times

  Crude oil prices continued to surprise on Tuesday, with the U.S. benchmark adding another 4 percent to $44.60 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate is now…

• Mining Sector To Experience Major Investment Over Coming Months

  Published 16 September 2014 | viewed 12,267 times

  Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.The mining…

• Uranium Price Building On Gains

  Published 14 August 2014 | viewed 5,405 times

  The uranium market had a lot going for it at the start of 2014, including the prospects of a Japanese nuclear reactor restart that now,…

• Jury Awards $3M To Family In Fracking Lawsuit

  Published 24 April 2014 | viewed 5,076 times

  A jury in Dallas, Texas awarded nearly $3 million to a family for health problems they said they suffered as a result of a fracking…

• Mining Company Stocks Crash as Metal Prices Fall

  Published 16 April 2013 | viewed 5,249 times

  The gold price plunged by as much as $145 on Monday, the worst trading day in history and more than a 9% drop on the…

• Uranium Production Disrupted in both Kazakhstan and Niger

  Published 07 February 2013 | viewed 5,532 times

  Uranium supply in key producers Kazakhstan and Niger could be severely impeded by weather problems and political turmoil.According to a new report by Canaaccord Wealth…

• Nature Journal Tells Obama to Support Keystone XL

  Published 02 February 2013 | viewed 6,064 times

  One of the world's preeminent science journals has lent its support to the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline in a recent editorial.An editorial published…

• Blackstone Lists Several Events that could Surprise the Markets in 2013

  Published 04 January 2013 | viewed 6,318 times

  Byron Wien, Vice Chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, one of the world's largest investment firms, has 10 predictions that may surprise markets in 2013.Wien defines…

• Oil Sands Crude Crashes Through $60 a Barrel

  Published 24 October 2012 | viewed 20,640 times

  The price oil sands producers receive fell to $48 a barrel below the international benchmark after a $4.50 or 21% widening to $25.00 of the…

• Want Cheap Oil? Look no Further than Canada

  Published 08 October 2012 | viewed 6,435 times

  The price oil sands producers receive fell to $38 a barrel below the international benchmark oil price on Monday, leaving more than one fifth of…